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This is a wonderful museum for a great overview history of the Yakima Valley. The museum includes some fun general things like antique buggies but also history specific to Yakima. The William O Douglas exhibit is interesting, as is the WWII history.

We stopped here to take a break from a long drive home. What an interesting and well
curated museum. Being of Japanese descent, I found the section on the Internment very interesting. The same occurred up and down the Pacific Northwest so I was well informed, but it always interests me to learn about what it was like in other...
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I didn't expect much from this museum but was pleasantly surprised. Absolutely great for kids! From the museum cat near the front door, it took us 1/2 an hour to walk past with a 2 year old, to the lights and interactive rooms for the kids. Adults and children will be charmed!

I was really just trying to get out of the heat, but when I got inside it is a great little museum. Actually it's not little at all there are many displays and if you take the time you can find out about apples, bees, transportation of the region, a supreme court judge and people of the valley. I loved...
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In all the years we've visited Yakima we have never visited this museum and were delighted to discover that it is a real gem.
It is much larger than it appears and is full of fascinating displays. A room is dedicated to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, a Yakima native. The Native American artifacts are gorgeous. The neon garden...
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